1959 Netherlands Antilles island council elections

Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council.http://www.historiadiaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=62&lang=en Historia di Aruba 25 September 2017 Politieke partijen en verkiezingen Dutch Aruba Four parties participated, three of which had participated in 1955: the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Aruban People's Party and the Aruba National Union. The Christian Democratic Party, a breakaway from the PPA, also contested the elections and won a single seat. Results Aruban Patriotic Party 9893 12 –3 Aruban People's Party 4899 6 +3 Aruba National Union 1609 2 –1 Christian Democratic Party 905 1 New 0 228 19084 HartogJohannes Hartog (1961) History of the Netherlands Antilles: Aruba, past and present, p434 Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats. Results Democratic Party 392 4 0 National People's Party 149 1 0 Windward Islands People's Party 69 0 New C. Hassell-Wilson 4 0 New Independent 0 Lynch & LynchLynch Edgar H. Lynch Julian C. Know Your Political History 1999 House of Nehesi Publ. Philipsburg, St. Martin 0913441325 38–39, 180 Rev. References Netherlands Antilles island council